That will be it from us today. Tomorrow there is yet another double-header waiting for you. First up Comilla Victorians will take on Chittagong Vikings which will be soon followed by the clash between Sylhet Super Stars and Barisal Bulls. Do join us for those games to catch more entertaining action. Many thanks for your company. Sayonara!!

Cooper: "I showed courage and belief and we know we have a chance in this game. Early wickets will always put you under pressure and good that we could recover well towards the end. I realized that their bowlers were bowling slower balls and told the boys to hit the back of a length and not provide them pace to work with."

Keven Cooper is the Man of the Match for his all-round show

Mahmudullah: "The bowlers bowled really well. Sami and Cooper were brilliant and the spinners were brilliant as well. I just kept rotating the strike and ensured we got to a safe total. Coops and Sami did really well to get us over 150 and happy to start off with a win. We have to keep believing ourselves."

Shakib: "Yeah I think we bowled really well upfront. We did not do well in the final overs. I think that was the difference and that's put us under pressure. Every game you can't expect the batsmen to score big especially in T20 it's very hard to score facing just 20-30 balls. The top-order has to take more responsibility. Credit to them for holding the nerve."

Job well done Barisal Bulls! What a way to start your campaign! Barisal Bulls are now off the mark in the points table courtesy of a magnificent all-round effort from Kevon Cooper. Soumya Sarkar provided ideal start for Riders, but the run rate kept climbing as their middle-order batsmen failed to take advantage of the spinners. For the first four overs, the scorecard read: 33/1, next four 45/2 (12/1), next four 67/4 (22/2). That should give you an idea of how Riders went about their chase. Keven Cooper is clearly the hero for Barisal Bulls by a long distance. Mohammad Mithun scored a scratchy fifty for the Riders but it proved to be in vain.

19.6

K Cooper to Abu Jayed, out Caught by Mahmudullah!! Four wickets in the final over - when was the last time someone did that. I wonder if there was ever one. Kevon Cooper - take a bow! Fittingly, he finishes with a fifer. Another off-speed delivery on the stumps, Jayed heaves and just like many of his team-mates, couldn't find the middle of the bat. Skipper Mahmudullah back-tracks from mid-on and clasps a one-handed blinder. Abu Jayed c Mahmudullah b K Cooper 0(1)

K Cooper to Abu Jayed, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Abu Jayed, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5

K Cooper to M Ali, out Caught by T Islam!! That should be it. Off-cutter outside off, Ali goes on the back foot and loft-drives it. No timing whatsoever and the ball nestles into the safe mitts of Taijul Islam at cover. Easy as you like. M Ali c T Islam b K Cooper 0(1)

K Cooper to Mohammad Al-Amin, out Mohammad Al-Amin Run Out!!That should be the game for the Barisal Bulls. Cooper follows the batsman and pitches it slightly short. Angled in and Al-Amin missed out on an attempted ramp shot. Taylor lobs the ball back to the bowler who collects and whips the bails off at the striker's end. Mohammad Al-Amin run out (Brendan Taylor/K Cooper) 4(3) [4s-1]

K Cooper to Mohammad Al-Amin, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

19.2

K Cooper to Mohammad Al-Amin, no run, slower length delivery in the outside off corridor, Al-Amin swings and misses. Tries to sneak a bye but sent back

Mukhtar Ali, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1

K Cooper to Sammy, out Caught by S Prasanna!! Nope, not today! The lovely off-cutter arrives from his fellow West Indian and Sammy lofted it high into the Dhaka sky. Got elevation but not the distance, Prasanna from long-off moves swiftly to his left and clings on to a well-judged catch. So cool under pressure, huh! Sammy c S Prasanna b K Cooper 2(3)

K Cooper to Sammy, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

Kevon Cooper [3.0-0-15-2] is back into the attack

Right then, 15 from 6. Will Sammy finish it off?

18.6

Sami to Mohammad Al-Amin, FOUR, is there a twist in the tale? The momentum keeps swinging like a pendulum and this time it has swung Riders way. Full toss just outside off, Al-Amin backs away and gets a big boom outside edge on the slash, raced away to the third man fence

18.5

Sami to Sammy, 1 run, drags his length back and provides a bit of width, Sammy miscues the cut behind square on the off-side, happy to offer strike to Mohammad Al-Amin

Mohammad Al-Amin, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.4

Sami to Mithun, out Caught by S Prasanna!! Full toss and Mithun has found the fielder to perfection. He sits inside the crease and wallops it straight down the throat of forward-running long-on who accepts a simple chance. Two wickets in four balls for Barisal Bulls and this might well be the match for them. Mithun c S Prasanna b Sami 55(32) [4s-5 6s-2]

Sami to Mithun, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.3

Sami to Sammy, 1 run, fullish and in the outside off zone, Sammy push-drives in front of cover and hustles for a quick single

18.2

Sami to Mithun, 1 run, full toss outside off, driven through cover, mistimed stroke that one

Darren Sammy, right handed bat, comes to the crease

18.1

Sami to Mithun, out T Perera Run Out!! 1 run completed. Key wicket for Barisal Bulls and they are delighted. Full and on off, Mithun drives hard towards sweeper cover and calls his partner through for a double. Fielder gets across quickly and flings an accurate throw to the bowler who does the rest. Perera dragged his bat but he was just, just caught short. T Perera run out (Sami) 17(18) [4s-2]

Sami to Mithun, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire has been called for a run-out check and looks like Thisara is gone. He was just behind the line, may be a smidgen short I reckon..

17.6

A Hossain to T Perera, FOUR, cheeky! Perera shuffles across and scoops this full delivery outside off-stump and places it well over the man at short fine leg

17.5

A Hossain to Mithun, 1 run, right on the base of off, Mithun stays deep inside the crease and taps this towards backward point. The fielder has a shy and misses to hit the bulls-eye at the striker's end, would have been interesting had that hit

17.4

A Hossain to Mithun, 2 runs, full and outside off, that's slapped straight into the left hand of Hossain in his followthrough, parries it towards deepish mid-off and the duo hustle across for a couple

17.3

A Hossain to Mithun, FOUR, another full toss on off, Mithun makes room and tries to go inside out, ekes out a thick outside edge which flies to the right of the keeper, they need this sort of luck

17.2

A Hossain to Mithun, 2 runs, full toss on the stumps! Looks like Riders can't middle one at this stage. Mithun hoicks it wide of mid-wicket, can only get a double as deep fielder slides across quickly

17.1

A Hossain to T Perera, 1 run, pitched up just inside the tramline, Perera gets toe-end on the muscled drive, another single through extra cover

The required run-rate has gone over 12 now. 37 needed from 18, with Sammy still to arrive at the crease

16.6

Sami to T Perera, 1 run, low full toss wide of off, Perera clobbers the drive sans any timing, towards deep extra cover and he will keep the strike

16.5

Sami to T Perera, no run, very full and around the fifth stump line, Perera squeezes the drive straight to the fieldsman at extra cover

16.4

Sami to T Perera, no run, gold dust! A peach of a yorker on middle, Perera can't do much about it, dug out back to the bowler

16.3

Sami to T Perera, no run, Perera missed out on a freebie here! Low full toss with width written all over it, Perera made room but couldn't lay bat on ball, didn't expect it to be that wide may be

16.2

Sami to Mithun, 1 run, width on offer, Mithun can only flay it over the infield on the off-side, single to sweeper cover

16.1

Sami to Mithun, no run, well bowled! Pulled his length back and kept in the corridor of uncertainty, Mithun swings with chained feet, can only meet thin air on that

16.1

Sami to Mithun, no ball, FOUR, high full toss outside off! Might have been slipped out of Sami's hand and the umpire calls it a no-ball for height. Free hit coming up and the crowd are all excited. Mithun cuts and ends up slicing it down to third man boundary

Mohammad Sami [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

15.6

A Hossain to Mithun, 1 run, surely the luck is with Rangapur Riders on this occasion! Very full and outside off, Mithun squeezed the drive straight to point and was standing in the middle of the track. Neither did Perera respond nor did Mithun go through. To his delight, the attempted direct hit from the point fielder misses and the batsmen breath a sigh of relief, crosses over for a single

15.5

A Hossain to Mithun, FOUR, and another one! length delivery in the hitting zone for a right-hander. Mithun camps on the back foot and bludgeons it over mid-wicket, deep fielder dives across but the ball wins the race

15.4

A Hossain to Mithun, FOUR, slower full length ball outside off, Mithun goes deep inside the crease and opts for a full-blooded smack straight down the ground, long-on and long-off had no chance

15.3

A Hossain to T Perera, 1 run, pitched up and wider of off, another toe-ended muscled drive down to long-off, Perera is trusting his power rather than timing

15.2

A Hossain to Mithun, 1 run, very full and just outside off, Mithun skips out and toe-ends the drive to extra cover

15.1

A Hossain to T Perera, 1 run, it doesn't seem like. Full toss wide of off, Perera goes hard on the drive and can only mistime it towards long-off

Al-Amin Hossain [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Well then 56 needed from 30 balls. Are we in for another Thisara Perera magic?

S Prasanna to T Perera, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Perera drags the pull through mid-wicket

14.4

S Prasanna to T Perera, 2 runs, quicker and outside off, Perera muscles the flat-bat drive wide of long-off and good running does the rest

14.3

S Prasanna to T Perera, no run, flat and wide of off, skidded off the surface, Perera atttempts a flat-batted slog, beaten on the outside edge

14.2

S Prasanna to Mithun, 1 run, full and fired in, Mithun drags the drive wide of mid-on and gets across for an easy single

14.1

S Prasanna to Mithun, SIX, slower and in the swinging arc for Mithun, he sinks low and sends it packing over the long-on fence. See you tomorrow!

Seekkuge Prasanna [3.0-0-12-1] is back into the attack

Time out!

13.6

K Cooper to T Perera, FOUR, this time he is lucky, just managed to get some bat on the cut and beat the short third man fielder, he was backing away once again and Cooper followed him, but Perera got the bat down just in time and effected the cut

13.5

K Cooper to T Perera, no run, ugly looking attempt from Perera there, it was slanting away and he was looking to swing across the line, failed to get any bat

13.4

K Cooper to Mithun, 1 run, length delivery outside off, pushes this one to backward point and sets off, direct hit and Perera was a gone at the striker's end

13.3

K Cooper to Mithun, no run, good length delivery and it did come back a little after pitching, Mithun was beaten on the defence there, it could have easily kissed the blade

13.2

K Cooper to Mithun, FOUR, to fine leg, splaying down the line, all Mithun had to do was get some bat and he did it on glance to get past the keeper for four

13.1

K Cooper to T Perera, leg byes, 1 run, Perera was backing away this time, smeared down full on his pads, it deflected off his pads to backward point

12.6

Mahmudullah to Mithun, 2 runs, short and enough time for the batsman to rock back and pull it between mid-wicket and long-on, excellent effort from Cooper in the deep, who dived and saved a couple of runs for his team

12.5

Mahmudullah to Mithun, SIX, need of the hour for the Riders, Mithun saw this quicker delivery early, came down dancing and lifted over the bowler's head for half a dozen

12.4

Mahmudullah to Mithun, no run, this one kept very low, Mithun was looking to cut it, gets beaten

12.3

Mahmudullah to Mithun, 2 runs, flat delivery, punched this one to the deep extra cover, a little fumble there allows the batsmen to comeback for two

12.2

Mahmudullah to T Perera, 1 run, that one is struck hard, good save there at long-off, the fuller delivery was clubbed hard through the line

12.1

Mahmudullah to T Perera, no run, short and it kept low, Perera cut it from there, cover waw off to it in a flash and saved the single

Mahmudullah [1.0-0-5-0] is back into the attack

11.6

K Cooper to T Perera, 1 run, athleticism at backward point on that occasion, Perera guided it towards the fielder and he dived it to his left, collected it and rifled in the throw at the non-striker's end, a direct hit would have been really interesting

K Cooper to Misbah, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! In the corridor of uncertainty there, Misbah was caught in two minds, was glued in the crease and looked to poke it from there, the ball kissed the blade and Taylor had no issues in gloving it safely. How big a wicket this will turn out to be? We saw what Misbah did the other day. Misbah c Brendan Taylor b K Cooper 19(22) [4s-1]

K Cooper to Misbah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

11.3

K Cooper to Mithun, 1 run, in the block hole, slower delivery, Mithun wsa looking to drive, manages to push it behing the bowler for a single

11.2

K Cooper to Misbah, 1 run, high full toss, Misbah was moving across the line, cannot optimize it, ends up pulling it on the move to long-on

11.1

K Cooper to Mithun, 1 run, length delivery outside off, Mithun gets into the line and flays the drive to sweeper

Kevon Cooper [1.0-0-2-1] is back into the attack

10.6

S Prasanna to Misbah, no run, looks to drive it hard through the off side but the ball kept low, gets it from the toe end back to the bowler

10.5

S Prasanna to Misbah, 2 runs, no flight whatsoever, Misbah rocks back and nudges it to wide of long-on and runs two again, smart cricket from the Pakistani Test captain

10.4

S Prasanna to Misbah, 2 runs, Misbah moves well outside the line of the delivery, it is pitched short, he cuts it to sweeper, runs hard to make it two in the end

10.3

S Prasanna to Mithun, 1 run, a little early into the hoick on that occasion, gets it from the inside part of the bat to backward square leg

10.2

S Prasanna to Mithun, no run, tossed up, comes forward and pushes it to cover

10.1

S Prasanna to Misbah, 1 run, flat on middle, Misbah prods forward and turns it to square leg for a single

9.6

T Islam to Mithun, no run, pushes through on the off stump, blocks it back to the bowler

9.5

T Islam to Misbah, 1 run, swept again, short third man rusn across to his right and keeps it to one

9.4

T Islam to Misbah, 2 runs, brings out the paddle sweep on that occasion, gets it a lot finer but not enough gas behind it, short fine leg hunts it down in time

9.3

T Islam to Misbah, no run, quicker one on off, Misbah waits for it and pushes to backward point

9.2

T Islam to Misbah, FOUR, kneels down and gets inside the line of the fuller length delivery, sweeps this one and picks the gap to the left of the short third man fielder

9.1

T Islam to Mithun, 1 run, tossed up on middle, works this one to deep backward squar leg to change ends

8.6

S Prasanna to Misbah, 2 runs, drives this one to long-off, fielder fumbles and Misbah was aware enough to call back for the second, completes it with ease in the end

8.5

S Prasanna to Mithun, 1 run, fuller length delivery, squeezes the drive to point, completes the run, Misbah was looking for second run on the misfield, Mithun denied it

8.4

S Prasanna to Mithun, no run, flat on stumps, bunted back to the bowler

Mohammad Mithun, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Srategic time-out has been taken

8.3

S Prasanna to Simmons, out Caught by Sami!! Ever mounting pressure has devoured Simmons there, he gave this one a little charge and looked to loft it over long-on, got to close to the delivery and failed to get the required elevation, a simple catch to the fielder at long-on, pressure building on the Riders. Simmons c Sami b S Prasanna 19(21) [4s-3]

S Prasanna to Simmons, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

8.2

S Prasanna to Misbah, 1 run, gets away from the line of the delivery and there and looks to heave, mistimes it to the right of long-on

8.1

S Prasanna to Misbah, no run, tossed up on off, driven back to the bowler

7.6

T Islam to Simmons, no run, Simmons was on the move as he looked to flick this one off his pads, did not get any bat and wears on his pads, looks dejected to have missed out on a single there

7.5

T Islam to Misbah, 1 run, on middle and leg, Misbah prods forward and writs this to mid-wicket

7.4

T Islam to Simmons, 1 run, pushed through on off, drills it to long-off

7.3

T Islam to Simmons, no run, floated on stumps, defended off the splice of the bat back to the bowler

7.2

T Islam to Misbah, 1 run, short and outside off, Misbah stays in the crease and cuts it to cover

7.1

T Islam to Misbah, no run, short and bowled quicker, Misbah looked to come down the track, bunts it back to the bowler

Taijul Islam, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6

S Prasanna to Simmons, no run, tossed up delivery on off, Simmons leans into the denfensive push back to the bowler

6.5

S Prasanna to Misbah, 1 run, on middle and leg, tucked away round the corner for a single

6.4

S Prasanna to Misbah, no run, fired on his pads, Misbah looks to turn it to the on side, wears on his pads and it rolls down, keeper picks it up from the pitch

6.3

S Prasanna to Misbah, no run, flatter one this time, Misbah waits back and pats to cover

6.2

S Prasanna to Misbah, no run, that one turned it little from outside off, Misbah gently pushes it to cover

6.1

S Prasanna to Simmons, 1 run, fuller length on stumps, Simmons drills this one to long-off and gets across for a single

Seekkuge Prasanna, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

5.6

K Cooper to Misbah, no run, moves across towards the line of this length delivery, pushes with an open face to backward point

K Cooper to Shakib, out Caught by S Prasanna!! Shakib was not looking confident against Cooper and he ends up gifting this one, looked to pull this one off the front foot, no transfer of weight, the ball rose a little extra and hurried onto him, and splices it to mid-wicket who obliges. Shakib c S Prasanna b K Cooper 6(12)

K Cooper to Shakib, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

5.3

K Cooper to Shakib, no run, backs away on that one, but it was slower through the air, there was some extra bounce as well, Shakib mistimes it to cover

5.2

K Cooper to Simmons, 1 run, pushes the length ball gently to mid-off and sets off, direct hit would have been close

5.1

K Cooper to Shakib, 1 run, to long off, pitched up on stumps, Shakib drills it to long-off, who fumbles but batsmen did not go for the second run

Kevon Cooper, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

4.6

Mahmudullah to Simmons, no run, fuller length on stumps, blocked back to the bowler

4.5

Mahmudullah to Simmons, no run, full toss but he misses out, tries to go hard and mistimes it to cover

4.4

Mahmudullah to Simmons, FOUR, short and wide, asking for punishment, Simmons rocked back and cut it hard to pierce the gap between cover and point

4.3

Mahmudullah to Shakib, 1 run, a lot flatter this time on the stumps, Shakib tucks it away to mid-wicket

4.2

Mahmudullah to Shakib, no run, bowled this one quite slower and decived Shakib there as he looked to turn to the on side, he somehow manages to keep it away

4.1

Mahmudullah to Shakib, no run, floated on off, Shakib waits back and smears the cut to the point region

Mahmudullah, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

3.6

A Hossain to Simmons, FOUR, fuller length and on stumps, Simmons gets in line of the delivery and clubs this one wide of mid-off

3.5

A Hossain to Shakib, 1 run, almost got squared there, it was on the leg and middle, Shakib was looking to work it into the on-side, got a leading edge to third man

3.4

A Hossain to Shakib, 2 runs, splayed down on Shakib's pads, he whips it from there to fine leg, fielder from square leg runs around and keeps it to two

3.3

A Hossain to Shakib, no run, dragged the length a little there, Shakib opens the blade and pushes it for the backward point fielder to pick up

3.2

A Hossain to Shakib, no run, this time Shakib connects the drive and times it to perfection, cannot beat the cover fielder there

3.1

A Hossain to Shakib, no run, dangled in full, Shakib is caught in the crease there, looks to drive, gets beaten

2.6

Sami to Simmons, FOUR, enough room and time offered there, Simmons rocks back and clatters this one through the gap between backward point and cover, it races to the fence in a jiffy

2.5

Sami to Simmons, no run, good length on middle, ekes out an inside edge to his pads, the ball rolls down to the off side

2.4

Sami to Simmons, 2 runs, quicker delivery on stumps, Simmons was looking to push it on the move, gets it from the inside part of the bat to mid-wicket region, fielder comes running from the square of the wicket on the leg side to cut it off but Simmons had enough time to get back for two

2.3

Sami to Shakib, 1 run, waits on the back foot, lets the ball come to him and chops it to third man to get off the mark

Shakib Al Hasan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

2.2

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, out Caught by Brendan Taylor!! That's an ultimate reply from Sami there, pulled back the length a little and Sarkar was caught in no position there, looked it guide it to third man and ball takes a thick edge off his blade on its way to keeper's glove. Sami draws the first blood. Soumya Sarkar c Brendan Taylor b Sami 17(7) [4s-4]

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

2.1

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, majestic shot that is, full and on stumps, Sarkar showed no respect to the bowler and just lifted it through the line over Sami's head for a boundary

1.6

A Hossain to Simmons, no run, smeared full on the off stump, Simmons brings down the bat in time and digs it out to backward point

1.5

A Hossain to Simmons, no run, good length on stumps, Simmons prods forward and blocks it back to the bowler with full face of the bat

1.4

A Hossain to Simmons, no run, length delivery, dangled outside off, Simmons gently pats it to backward point

1.3

A Hossain to Soumya Sarkar, 1 run, pick-up shot on that occasion, it was in the air for a while but away from the fielder at mid-on, who ran to his left and kept it to one

1.2

A Hossain to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, charges down the track and moves away from the line of the delivery, caressed it past the diving fielder at mid-off

1.1

A Hossain to Simmons, 1 run, bowled around the sixth stump line and a lot of room on offer, Simmons stays back and guides with open blade to square of the wicket

Al-Amin Hossain, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, no run, slanting away from the batsman on that occasion, pushes it off the back foot towards the cover point region

0.5

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, width on offer and Sarkar does not miss out, smears the cut from the crease and perfectly finds the gap on the off side

0.4

Sami to Soumya Sarkar, FOUR, lucky, very lucky, it was a little short and Soumya Sarkar wsa looking to cut it from the crease, gets a thick inside edge and almost chops this one onto the stumps, the ball scoots past the keeper for four

0.3

Sami to Simmons, 1 run, this one nips back in a little, Simmons is drives it to mid-on and calls for a single, the fielder breaks the stumps at non-striker's end but Simmons is safely in

0.2

Sami to Simmons, no run, pitched up and moving away, Simmons is beaten on the drive there

0.1

Sami to Simmons, no run, length delivery on off, punched back to the bowler

Simmons and Soumya Sarkar are at the crease. Simmons is on strike. Sami will open the attack

The players are out in the middle and we are ready to go...

Barisal Bulls will certainly feel relieved after having a glance at the final scorecard. Four among their top-five batsmen came in and batted as if they are chasing 200 plus total in a T20 game. At one stage, they were 15/4 in 4 overs. However, Mahmudullah and Nadif Chowdhury stitched a 82-run stand for the fifth wicket and steadied the ship. Some mighty whacks from Mohammad Sami and Kevon Cooper ensured Barisal reached a competitive total. Join us back for the chase in a while...

19.6

Abu Jayed to A Hossain, 2 runs, pitched up in the outside off area, Hossain drills hard wide of long-on and comes back for the couple

Al-Amin Hossain, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.5

Abu Jayed to T Islam, out K Cooper Run Out!! Very full and outside off, Taijul flashes hard and misses. Cooper though calls him through for a bye and the throw from the keeper hits the bulls-eye at the striker's end meaning Cooper is caught short by a long distance. K Cooper run out (Mithun) 21(13) [4s-2 6s-1]

Abu Jayed to T Islam, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

19.4

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, 3 runs, low full toss on the stumps, Cooper muscles it straight down the ground and calls for a double straightaway. Long-on gets across and concedes an overthrow at the bowler's end

19.3

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, FOUR, slower length delivery wide of off, Cooper goes back and flays it over the infield on the off-side, timed it well and placed it to perfection

19.2

Abu Jayed to T Islam, 1 run, full and outside off, Taijul drives to point and scampers across for a quick single

19.1

Abu Jayed to T Islam, SIX, length delivery on middle. Taijul clears his front leg and lofts it sailing into the long-on stands. Sammy seemed interested for a while but it was well over him

Abu Jayed [3.0-0-20-0] is back into the attack

Taijul Islam, left handed bat, comes to the crease

18.6

S Sajib to Sami, out Caught by Misbah!! Sami late cameo comes to an end. Sajib drifts this one wider of off, Sami smacks hard but didn't get the distance. Lobbed up high in the air towards long-off where Misbah comes forward and accepts a simple chance. Sami c Misbah b S Sajib 15(5) [4s-2 6s-1]

S Sajib to Sami, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

18.5

S Sajib to Sami, FOUR, and again! Floated up on the stumps, Sami attempts a slog sweep and this time inside edge skims past the timber (leg-stump) and into the fine leg fence

18.4

S Sajib to Sami, FOUR, the bowler looks miffed but the batsman won't mind it. Tossed up outside off, Sami gets down on one knee and slices the cut shot over short third man, was in the air for a brief time but cleared the fielder comfortably

18.3

S Sajib to K Cooper, 1 run, quicker and wide, Cooper flat-bats it down to long-on, complete mistimed shot that

18.2

S Sajib to Sami, 1 run, goes for another hoick over mid-wicket but this time there is protection in the deep

18.1

S Sajib to Sami, SIX, please hit-me ball from Sajib! Short and on the stumps, Sami goes dee inside the crease and clobbers it into the deep mid-wicket fence

Saqlain Sajib [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

Mohammad Sami, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.6

T Perera to K Cooper, out S Prasanna Run Out!! 1 run completed. There was no second there, but the duo were keen to steal a double. Cooper slogs this full delivery to the left of long-on who gets across and fizzes the ball into the hands of Perera. Prasanna sprinted hard and dived, all in vain. S Prasanna run out (Simmons/T Perera) 12(4) [4s-1 6s-1]

T Perera to K Cooper, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!

Third umpire pressed into service for a run-out check. To me, that's OUT and yes the TV umpire confirms the same. S Prasanna has to walk back to the pavilion...

17.5

T Perera to K Cooper, no run, another slower back of a length delivery wide of off, Cooper slaps it straight back to the bowler

17.4

T Perera to K Cooper, no run, off-cutter in the outside off zone, Cooper tries to run it down to third man and gets beaten for pace

17.3

T Perera to K Cooper, SIX, just over the man at long-on! Length delivery on the stumps, Cooper smashes it and doesn't quite time well. Ball swirls high into the dark sky and lands just over the outstreched hand of long-on

17.2

T Perera to K Cooper, FOUR, full and width on offer, Cooper takes full toll of it. Slices the drive over the man at extra cover, raced away in a hurry

17.1

T Perera to K Cooper, no run, short and holding its line around the fifth stump line, Cooper opts for a pull sans any feet movement, beaten on the outside edge

Thisara Perera [3.0-0-18-3] is back into the attack

16.6

Abu Jayed to S Prasanna, FOUR, takes it on full and muscles it over deep extra cover region for a boundary

16.5

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, 1 run, a little hesitation on that occasion but he is safe, pushed it to backward point and was not looking for a run, S Prasanna called for it and he oblized later, a direct hit and he would have been struggling

16.4

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, no run, makes room and looks to hit inside out, this was too full outside off, fails to connect, keeper completes the formality

16.3

Abu Jayed to S Prasanna, 1 run, fuller length delivery on stumps, driven to long-on for a single

16.2

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, 1 run, gently pushes it to cover and sets off, would have been a goner had it hit at stumps at non-striker's end

16.1

Abu Jayed to K Cooper, no run, opened K Cooper with this slower on the stumps, he pushes it to the off side

Abu Jayed [2.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Kevon Cooper, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.6

Shakib to Chowdhury, out Caught by T Perera!! Shimmy down the track once again and he has to go. One shot to many for Chowdhury, he got too close to the ball and failed to get the elevation, the fielder at deep mid-wicket ran around and took a nice catch. Chowdhury c T Perera b Shakib 30(31) [4s-1 6s-1]

Shakib to Chowdhury, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.5

Shakib to S Prasanna, 1 run, makes some room this time and flays the drive to long-off

15.4

Shakib to S Prasanna, SIX, gets to the pitch of the ball and swings it through the line for the maximum

15.3

Shakib to Chowdhury, 1 run, comes down the track but does not quite get the timing right, long-on runs across and keeps it to one

Seekkuge Prasanna, right handed bat, comes to the crease

15.2

Shakib to Mahmudullah, out Caught by T Perera!! He got underneath this tossed up delivery, gets it from the toe end of the bat, no timing at all and the ball skies up in the air, the fielder at deep mid-wicket settles under it and a dangerous looking Mahmudullah departs. Shakib has struck. Mahmudullah c T Perera b Shakib 51(43) [4s-5 6s-1]

Shakib to Mahmudullah, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

15.1

Shakib to Mahmudullah, no run, too full and outside off, Mahmudullah looks to sweep, cannot get any bat on that one

Shakib Al Hasan [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack

14.6

Sammy to Chowdhury, no run, length delivery on off, batsman cannot do much this time, ends up tapping it to cover

14.5

Sammy to Mahmudullah, 1 run, looks to get another one in the same region, this time the fielder is quick enough to run across and cut it off, he had slog swept this full delivery off to get an inside edge to fine leg

14.4

Sammy to Mahmudullah, FOUR, slower delivery, saw it early, waited for it and helped on its way to fine leg, with this four, Mahmudullah brings up his fifty

14.3

Sammy to Mahmudullah, no run, made some room this time, but the bowler followed him this time and speared it full, can only maange some bat awkwardly

14.2

Sammy to Chowdhury, 1 run, gets away from the line of the fuller length and hoicks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket, ther is a fielder in the deep

14.1

Sammy to Mahmudullah, 1 run, back of a length on his body, Mahmudullah tucks it away to mid-wicket and crosses over for a single

13.6

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 1 run, waits on the back foot and punches it firmly to mid-on, retains the strike with that run

13.5

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, slower through the air, places in the gap at mid-wicket and calls for two

13.4

M Ali to Mahmudullah, no run, change of pace on this occasion, pushed to the off side

13.3

M Ali to Mahmudullah, FOUR, length delivery outside off, steers away with an open blade, beats short third man with ease

13.2

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, to fine leg, moves inside the line and scoops it over the fielder at short third man

13.1

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, down the track on that occasion, cannot time the hoick, fielder comes running forward and prevents anything more than two

12.6

Sammy to Chowdhury, no run, length delivery, dabbed to point, thinks of a single, it was not there

12.5

Sammy to Chowdhury, 2 runs, pushes it with wrists, it was a length delivery, the fielder at cover fired the throw at keeper's end, the back up fielder slipped and awards an extra run in form of overthrow

12.4

Sammy to Chowdhury, 2 runs, shimmy down the track once again, makes some room and hoicks it to deep mid-wicket, fielder runs across and keeps it to two

12.3

Sammy to Chowdhury, no run, advances but cannot reach the pitch of the ball, ekes out an inside edge to pads

12.2

Sammy to Chowdhury, 2 runs, pick-up shot off the pads, length delivery but strayed on pads, Chowdhury lifted it off the line

12.1

Sammy to Chowdhury, no run, movement off the deck for Sammy, Chowdhury looks to push it from the crease, gets beaten

Darren Sammy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

11.6

M Ali to Chowdhury, leg byes, 1 run, slower delivery once again, Chowdhury looks to turn it, gets beaten by the slowness, wears on his pad, umpire turns down the little appeal from the bowler as it was rolling down the leg side

11.5

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 1 run, rolled his fingers on the ball there, Mahmudullah waits for it and clips it off his pads to deep backward square leg

M Ali to Mahmudullah, 1 run, back of a length on stumps, gently pushed to mid-on, bowler dives in followthrough but cannot stop the single

11.2

M Ali to Chowdhury, 1 run, short and wide, Chowdhury rocks back and cuts it hard to square of the wicket, fielder from sweeper runs around and cuts it off

11.1

M Ali to Chowdhury, no run, length delivery on off, Chowdhury comes forward and bunts it to cover

11.1

M Ali to Chowdhury, wide, wayward from the bowler this time, splayed down the leg side

Mukhtar Ali, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

10.6

S Sajib to Chowdhury, 1 run, too full to sttempt the sweep, stifled appeal from the bowler but the ball takes the glove and rolls to square leg

10.5

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 1 run, this one is bowled slower through the air, Mahmudullah waits for it and turns to backward square leg

10.4

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, FOUR, comes down the track, gives himself some room there and goes inside out, majestic shot on that occasion from Mahmudullah, two consecutive fours for him

10.3

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, FOUR, dances down the track and reaches the pitch of the ball, leather meets the meaty part of willow there, gets it behind the bowler for a four

10.2

S Sajib to Chowdhury, 1 run, floated on stumps, leans into the flick and wrists it to mid-wicket

10.1

S Sajib to Chowdhury, no run, tossed up on off, prods forward and blocks to cover

9.6

Abu Jayed to Chowdhury, 1 run, low full toss, Chowdhury stays in the crease and pushes it with an angled bat to long-on, retains the strike with that run

9.5

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, 1 run, a little slower this time, coming in with the angle, Mahmudullah turns it to short fine leg and sets off

9.4

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, no run, great shot, timed well but cannot find the gap there, this was full and on off, Mahmudullah made some room and drilled it straight to the fielder at mid-off

9.3

Abu Jayed to Chowdhury, 1 run, stump to stump line, Chowdhury scampers across and clips it off his pads to fine leg

9.2

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, 1 run, a little full dangled in, Mahmudullah works it round the corner to mid-wicket

9.1

Abu Jayed to Chowdhury, 1 run, back of a length of delivery outside off, comes down the track and guides it to backward point

8.6

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, no run, swings across the line, completely misses it, this one was tossed up and he was eyeing the mid-wicket region, did not get any bat on this one

8.5

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, no run, flat delivery on length, Mahmudullah gently blocks it to cover

8.4

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, comes down the track, Saqlain pulled back the length, adjusts the drive to sweeper and comes back for a brace

8.3

S Sajib to Chowdhury, 1 run, pushed through a little quicker through the air, nudged to mid-wicket

8.2

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 1 run, slips this one down the leg side, Mahmudullah looks to flick gets some bat to short fine leg

8.1

S Sajib to Chowdhury, 1 run, short and flat on stumps, skids off the surface, Chowdhury pushes it from the crease to mid-on

Strategic time-out has been taken

7.6

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, no run, comes back into the stumps this time, Mahmudullah watchfully nudges it to mid-wicket

7.5

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, no run, on a length outside off, pushes it to backward point with an open blade

7.4

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, SIX, that is a great shot, the fielder at square leg was interested but it sailed over him, it was short and Mahmudullah saw it early, moved inside the line and played the pull with flair

7.3

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, no run, tries to force the issue on this length delivery, nowhere close to the ball, gets beaten

Abu Jayed to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, smidgen full on off, Mahmudullah flays the crisp drive to cover, who fumbles and allows a couple

Abu Jayed, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

6.6

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 1 run, drifting in on middle, Mahmudullah pushes this one down to long-on and retains the strike with that run

6.5

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, no run, tossed up just outside off, Mahmudullah hangs back and cuts, straight to the fieldsman at point

6.4

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, no run, flat and on off, punched back to the bowler

6.3

S Sajib to Chowdhury, 1 run, quicker and around the fifth stump line, punched wide of mid-off for an easy single

6.2

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 1 run, short and wide, asking to be hit. Mahmudullah jumps back and punches hard, sweeper cover is in situ to cut that off

6.1

S Sajib to Mahmudullah, 2 runs, full and just outside off, Mahmudullah advances and wrists this square on the leg-side for a couple of runs

Saqlain Sajib, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

5.6

T Perera to Chowdhury, no run, on a good length and probing away in the corridor of uncertainty, Chowdhury camps on the back foot and looks to run it down to third man, beaten by the low bounce

5.5

T Perera to Chowdhury, no run, this length delivery keeps low, Chowdhury push-drives it straight to point

5.4

T Perera to Mahmudullah, 1 run, gets across and nudges this full delivery towards mid-wicket

5.3

T Perera to Chowdhury, 1 run, good length delivery nipped back in late, Chowdhury was cramped for room as he tried to cut. Ends up chopping it off the inside edge towards square leg

5.2

T Perera to Chowdhury, no run, back of a length and just outside off, tapped with an open bat face towards backward point

5.1

T Perera to Chowdhury, FOUR, sprays this one onto the pads, Chowdhury shuffles across a tad and flicks it behind square on the leg-side, all timing on that one

4.6

Shakib to Mahmudullah, FOUR, comes down the track, gets too close to the pitch of this flighted delivery. Goes through with the shot and just, just manages to loft-drive it over mid-on, no one in the deep meaning it's a lucky boundary

4.5

Shakib to Mahmudullah, no run, dished up around off, gentle defence from Mahmudullah

4.4

Shakib to Chowdhury, 1 run, hangs back and clips this flighted delivery to backward square leg

4.3

Shakib to Chowdhury, SIX, that's gone a long way! Full and coming in with the angle, Chowdhury skips out and lifts it high and over the long-on fence

4.2

Shakib to Chowdhury, no run, quicker and on the stumps, Chowdhury presses forward and defends

4.1

Shakib to Mahmudullah, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Mahmudullah drives to mid-off who misfields and allows the batsman to sneak through

Nadif Chowdhury, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.6

T Perera to S Rahman, out Lbw!! Disastrous start for Barisal Bulls! This was very full and on the stumps, Rahman walks across and looks to shovel it over short fine leg. Didn't read the line and length at all. Gets hit on the boot in line with middle. That's plumb and the umpire had no hesitation in ruling that in favour of the bowler. S Rahman lbw b T Perera 11(8) [4s-2]

T Perera to S Rahman, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

3.5

T Perera to S Rahman, 2 runs, smidgen fuller and on off, Rahman clogs but this time there is protection in the deep at long-on, can only manage a double

3.4

T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR, connects this time! Clears his front leg and goes for the cross-batted heave in the gap between mid-on and mid-wicket, no one in the deep and it will be Rahman's first boundary

3.3

T Perera to S Rahman, no run, advances and looks to smash this length delivery over mid-wicket, can only manage fresh air

3.2

T Perera to S Rahman, FOUR, top-edge but safe! Banged in short and on the stumps, Rahman pulls and gets a thick top-edge which flies well over the keeper, on the bounce to the fine leg fence

3.1

T Perera to S Rahman, no run, jaffa! Pitched on a good length and held its line outside off, Rahman was beaten all ends up as he went for a lazy poke

2.6

Shakib to Mahmudullah, no run, jittery times for Mahmudullah! He came down the track looking to slog this flighted delivery over mid-wicket, misses completely and the ball flies to the left of the keeper via his back pad

2.5

Shakib to Mahmudullah, no run, drifted around off, Mahmudullah defends it down the track

2.4

Shakib to Mahmudullah, no run, floaty delivery on middle, Mahmudullah clips this towards the on-side

Shakib to S Rahman, no run, flat and on the stumps, Rahman misses on the flick and gets hit high on the pad. There was an ambitious appeal but this time there is nothing from the umpire

Sabbir Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.1

Shakib to Brendan Taylor, out Caught by Mithun!! Phew! What is happening out in the middle. There seems to be daylight between bat and ball but the umpire doesn't think so. Flighted on off and spun away, Taylor was prodding forward to defend. He missed and the sound was bat hitting the pad. Keeper and the bowler go up in unison and the umpire's finger is up in a flash. Brendan Taylor c Mithun b Shakib 1(3)

Shakib to Brendan Taylor, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

1.6

T Perera to Mahmudullah, no run, full pitched and outside off, driven straight to mid-off

Mahmudullah, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.5

T Perera to Nafees, out Lbw!! Two wickets in 4 balls for Perera. Brendan Taylor doesn't seem pleased at the other end and for me this wasn't out. It was pitched on a good length and jagged back in a tad, Nafees missed on the flick. He was pinged on the front pad in line with middle and leg. However, the ball seemed to have bounced a bit extra and clearly would have gone over the stumps. Nafees lbw b T Perera 1(5)

T Perera to Nafees, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!

1.4

T Perera to Brendan Taylor, 1 run, length delivery wide of off, Taylor dabs to third man with an open face, off the mark with a single

1.3

T Perera to Brendan Taylor, no run, oh! This one kept low, on a good length and in the corridor of uncertainty, Taylor was late to bring his bat down in defence

Brendan Taylor, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.2

T Perera to Rony Talukdar, out Caught by Mithun!! Change of bat didn't help! One can sense this coming. Talukdar kept throwing kitchen sink at everything and finally he perishes while doing so. Going with concrete feet doesn't help. Goes for a slash at a wide delivery and necessitates a dive from the keeper to complete an easy catch. Rony Talukdar c Mithun b T Perera 1(4)

T Perera to Rony Talukdar, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!

1.2

T Perera to Rony Talukdar, wide, back of a length and slinging away outside off, Talukdar yet again went with cemented feet as tried a flasy poke, it was just outside the tramline and wide called

Seems Talukdar isn't happy with the bat. Calls for a change of bat and there comes another one from one of the bench players

1.1

T Perera to Rony Talukdar, no run, half-volley on offer but Talukdar's flasy drive is intercepted at cover, went with laden feet and hence couldn't time it as well as he would have liked

Thisara Perera, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

0.6

Shakib to Nafees, no run, loopy delivery around the fifth stump line, Nafees stays on the back foot and dabs this with soft hands towards cover

0.5

Shakib to Nafees, no run, floated up wider of off, Nafees punches but straight to cover

Barisal Bulls, led by Mahmudullah, will be aiming to start the tournament on a high and they have big hitters in the form of Chris Gayle, Brendan Taylor and Imad Wasim. Will they start their tournament with a win or will they allow the Rangapur Riders to register their second successive win. We'll find out by the end of this game. Toss and team news in a while, stay tuned... The play is supposed to begin by now, but since we had a delayed start for the first game, this game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm local time

Greetings everyone! Welcome to the 4th game of this Bangladesh Premier League. Rangapur Riders, in the opening game of this season, emerged victorious in a nail-biting last ball thriller courtesy of a splendid knock from the Pakistani Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq. Despite losing 4 wickets inside five overs, Rangapur Riders' lower middle-order batters kept the scorecard ticking and in the end Thisara Perera and Darren Sammy helped their team get home. However, skipper Shakib stressed upon an improved bowling show from his team. Let's see if they can put up a better show with the ball today...